The Australian Auto-Sport Alliance (AASA) is an organisation that promotes and administers motorsport in Australia founded in 2003. The AASA formed due to dissatisfaction with the governing body of Australian motorsport, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS, now Motorsport Australia ), and organises race meetings independent of Motorsport Australia. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Benalla Auto Club, who also own Winton Motor Raceway , the association sanctions motor sport in various categories.
14-601: The Australian Production Car Championship is an Australian motor racing title for production cars, sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). The championship was first contested in 1987 and from 2008 to 2015 the title was awarded to the most successful driver in the annual Australian Manufacturers' Championship series which ran on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships program. For 2016
28-593: A governance role are not permitted to compete in events not recognised by CAMS or the FIA. Further controversy between the AASA and CAMS occurred in 2017 when Grant Denyer and co-driver Dale Moscatt were airlifted to hospital after Denyer crashed during the Lake Mountain Sprint, a round of the AASA sanctioned Australian Tarmac Rally Championship. CAMS expressed concerns about the safety of the event, encouraging
42-772: A police investigation into the accident, to which AASA chairman Robertson responded that they had sufficient safety and risk management protocols. In 2018, the AASA sanctioned Australian Motor Racing Series (AMRS) was launched as a competitor to the CAMS sanctioned Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships . In 2024, the Australian Drivers' Championship was sanctioned by the Australian Auto Sport Alliance, with drivers using Hyper Racer X1s. The AASA includes all categories of race cars from sedans, to open wheelers. The Benalla Auto Club promotes
56-503: Is also recognised by Sport Australia as the only National Sporting Organisation for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. As at January 2020, Motorsport Australia had approximately 95,000 members, in over 600 car clubs. It licenses more than 27,500 competitors and over 10,500 accredited officials. Motorsport Australia sanctions more than 3000 events per year from club level to International level. On 1 January 2020, Motorsport Australia
70-501: Is committed to carrying out the mission of the FIA. Motorsport Australia has been the custodian of motorsport in Australia since it was founded in 1953. The organisation is the Australian-delegated national sporting authority by the FIA, the governing body for world motorsport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organisations; a responsibility Motorsport Australia has held since 1958. Motorsport Australia
84-579: Is delegated this responsibility by the FIA. Motorsport Australia affiliated with the FIA in its own right in 1958 before being granted full membership in October of that year on a probationary basis. In 1960, Motorsport Australia's membership of the FIA as an ASN was confirmed as permanent. The FIA aims to ensure that motorsport is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of safety, fairness and social responsibility and Motorsport Australia, together with in excess of 120 other ASNs in over 100 nations,
98-587: The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Motorsport Australia has been the custodian of motor sport in Australia since 1953. It is the National Sporting Authority (ASN) for motorsport in Australia, recognised by Sport Australia, and
112-554: The AASA sanctioned a round of the Australian Formula Ford Series at Winton , the first time they had sanctioned an established national championship event. This caused controversy however, as CAMS (now Motorsport Australia ) official Paul Zsidy competed at this event, in breach of the CAMS constitution. CAMS issued a fine to Zsidy, while AASA chairman Bruce Robertson called for CAMS to reverse this decision. CAMS declined, however, reiterating that members in
126-891: The AMRS and uses AASA sanctioning for the series. The main fully professional domestic racing category, the Supercars Championship , and its direct feeder series, are MA-affiliated. In 2007 the AASA started to promote motorcycle road racing as well as car racing in Queensland . On 28–29 April a meeting took place at Queensland Raceway for cars and motorcycles. In 2016 the AASA exited motorcycle licensing and sanctioning—forming an alliance with Motorcycling Australia , who took over sanctioning of motorcycle racing events at Winton and Wakefield Park. These changes allowed AASA to concentrate on four-wheeled motoring activities. This article about an automotive organization
140-950: The Australian Manufacturers' Championship (and thus the Australian Production Car Championship) was rebranded again as the Australian Production Car Series . The title was first contested in 1987, with the inaugural champion determined from the results of two races held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on 27 September. The APCC was expanded to a series format in 1988. Changes to the Group 3E regulations in 1990 saw various cars including turbocharged and V8 powered models deemed ineligible for
154-523: The Australian Production Car Championship title awarded to the highest scoring driver over the same series of races. This continued through to 2015. For 2016 the Australian Manufacturers' Championship (and thus the Australian Production Car Championship) was replaced by the Australian Production Car Series . Drew Russell Wayne Russell Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Motorsport Australia , formerly
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#1732797566554168-637: The championship from that year. In 1994 and 1995, competitors were restricted to using only front wheel drive cars of less than 2.5 litre capacity. The introduction in 1996 of the Australian GT Production Car Championship (which permitted GT type cars such as Porsche 911 and Ferrari F355 ) saw the APCC discontinued from that year. Following the transfer of the GT cars to the new Australian Nations Cup Championship in 2000 and
182-704: The relocation of other high performance models into a new Australian GT Performance Car Championship in 2003, the Australian GT Production Car Championship reverted to the Australian Production Car Championship name for the 2003 season. For 2008, the cars from the Australian Performance Car Championship joined those from the Australian Production Car Championship to contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship . with
196-427: Was formally adapted as the trading name for what was previously CAMS. The non FIA-affiliated Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA) also sanctions motosport events in Australia. The relationship between the two organisations is not friendly; for example, a MA (then CAMS) official who competed in an AASA event was fined by CAMS in 2016. Australian Auto Sport Alliance The AASA was founded in 2003. In 2016,
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